Jones Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again for the imperial version. Look, the outlook for Jones Beach over these next 16 days is a tough one. There's a big dry spell to start with, and frankly, very few windows where it's even worth looking at the ocean. Let's break it down.

Starting Friday, July 3rd, we're looking at a tiny 1 ft swell out of the SE with a 9-second period. The wind is howling from the south at 18 mph, right onshore, so it's messy. Combined swell energy is a weak 21. The water temp is about 71°, which is a touch warmer than usual for the season.

Saturday and Sunday mornings offer a cleaner look with some cross-offshore or cross-shore breezes, but the swell stays at a pathetic 1 ft. Not much to talk about. Monday the 6th sees the swell bump up to just under 4 ft, but it's short-period junk at 5 seconds and the wind is onshore again. The energy gets to a moderate 120, but the quality is poor.

The best we've got in this first week is Tuesday afternoon, July 7th. We get a clean, offshore northerly wind at 12 mph with a 3 ft swell from the east. It's surfable but only just, and very ordinary. After that, it's back to tiny waves and onshore slop.

Later on, Wednesday July 15th, the swell jumps to around 5 ft from the south with a strong energy reading of 564. But the period is a short 8 seconds and the wind is a messy cross-shore. For a beach break like this, it'll be a washing machine. A kite surfer might have fun, but for a paddle surfer, it's a miss.

If I'm being honest, the only real standout (if you can call it that) is that Tuesday the 7th afternoon for the clean conditions. But this is a classic flat spell for the area. Sometimes you just have to wait for the next system. Forecasts can always change, but right now, it's looking poor.

Rusty

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